Three Irish Tenors, Three Canadian Tenors, Three Mo’ Tenors . . . the list goes on. But what’s nice about Ocean City’s riff on the Three Tenors sensation is that each singer involved would be well worth hearing even without the gimmick.

Drawing from the vast talent pool of Philadelphia’s Academy of Vocal Arts, Our Three Tenors II, which performs at the Ocean City Music Pier on Sunday, features Taylor Stayton, Cody Austin and John Viscardi — a friendly group that has sung these types of concerts before and has a clear sense of who fits where.

“Cody does a lot of the heavier lifting, John sits in the middle and I would probably tend to stay on the lighter side,” says Stayton.

While the repertoire has not yet been decided, expect to hear Stayton try his hand at Donizetti’s famous “nine high C” aria, “A mes amis,” from “La fille du régiment.”

“It’ll be all your standard tenor hits,” Stayton says.

Collectively, the singers have appeared with companies like Opera New Jersey, Central City Opera and Chicago Opera Theater. Stayton recently made an auspicious professional debut with Teatro dell’Opera di Roma as Fenton in a production of Verdi’s “Falstaff” directed by none other than Franco Zeffirelli, with a cast of veterans.

“Going into that first rehearsal was like walking into the lions’ den,” he says. “I had performed the role at AVA but working with Renato Bruson and Ruggero Raimondi . . . they’ve been doing this for 30 years. I’m coming in for the second time and the first time was at school — it was intimidating to say the least.”

Stayton rose to the occasion, garnering praise locally and in the New York Times. He also found a fan in his costar, baritone Carlos Álvarez, who played Ford.

“He was one of the kindest people I have ever met in my life,” Stayton says. “The first night, he said, ‘I just found out this was your debut . . . I just wanted to tell you that I’m so happy I could share this with you and I know you’re going to go far.’

“For someone of his caliber to say something like that, I was floored.”

It’s been something of a fast-track ride for Stayton. From a small farm town in Ohio, Stayton discovered opera as a student at Ohio State University. In 2006, he took part in Martina Arroyo Foundation’s “Prelude to Performance” program, and that summer, he met his AVA voice teacher Bill Schuman. He began his studies there the following year and now has about 12 roles under his belt.

At this rate, it’s probably wise to see Stayton and his colleagues while they’re still here.

Stayton’s next performances at AVA will include singing a role in the premiere of Margaret Garwood’s “The Scarlet Letter” in November and Don Ottavio in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in the spring.

Our Three Tenors II

Where: Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk, Ocean City